Parkland Youth Baseball League - (East Texas, PA)

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2025 Spring Baseball Season Dates and Important Information

Rep Meetings - Meetings are held at The Sports Factory of the Lehigh Valley at 7pm (unless otherwise noted).

Tuesday, March 11
Tuesday, April 8 (followed by Majors Coaches’ Preseason Meeting)
Tuesday, May 13
Tuesday, June 3 - Springhouse Middle School Auditorium (followed by Biddy, Midget, Knee-Hi Coaches’ Tournament Meeting)

T-Ball, Coach Pitch, Grasshopper, Biddy, Midget, and Knee-Hi Divisions

Monday, March 31	Team Counts/Team Registration Due
Friday, April 11	Games Schedule Released to Coaches
Monday, April 14	Games Schedule Finalized and Released to Public
Tuesday, April 15	Preseason Coaches Meeting*; Rosters Due
Monday, April 21	Biddy, Midget, and Knee-Hi Seasons Begin
Saturday, May 3	Last Day to Add Players to a Roster
Saturday, May 3	T-Ball, Coach Pitch, and Grasshopper Seasons Begin
Friday, May 30	Regular Season Ends
Saturday, May 31	All-Star Games (Biddy, Midget, and Knee-Hi Divisions)
Monday, June 2	Last Day for Makeup Games
Tuesday, June 3	Tournament Coaches’ Meeting**
Wed., June 4 - Fri., June 6	Any Needed Pigtail Games
Sat., June 7 - Sun., June 8	Tournament Weekend
Mon., June 9 - Fri., June 13	Championship Games
Sat., June 14 - Sun., June 15	If Needed Games and/or Makeup Days

*T-Ball coaches do not need to attend the Preseason Coaches' Meeting
**The T-Ball, Coach Pitch, and Grasshopper divisions do not have an end-of-season tournament, coaches do not need to attend.

Majors Division

Monday, March 31	Team Counts/Team Registration Due
Friday, April 4	Games Schedule Released to Coaches
Monday, April 7	Games Schedule Finalized and Released to Public
Tuesday, April 8	Preseason Coaches Meeting; Rosters Due
Saturday, April 12	Opening Day*
Saturday, April 26	Last Day to Add Players to a Roster
Sunday, May 25	Regular Season Ends
Monday, May 26	Last Day for Makeup Games
Tuesday, May 27	Tournament Coaches’ Meeting 8:30pm via Zoom
Thursday, May 29	Any Needed Pigtail Games
Sat., May 31 - Sun., June 1	Tournament Weekend
Thursday, June 5	Championship Game
Saturday, June 8	If Needed Game and/or Makeup Day

*If there is an even number of teams, all teams will play at 1pm on Opening Day. If there is an odd number of teams, one team will not play.

Spring 2025 Eligibility Rules - Players may play "up" one division, but may not play "down" a division.

Division	Age Cutoff Dates	Eligible Birthdates
Grasshopper	Cannot turn 9 before 5/1/25	Birthdates on or after 5/1/16
Biddy	Cannot turn 11 before 5/1/25	5/1/14 - 4/30/16
Midget	Cannot turn 13 before 5/1/25	5/1/12 - 4/30/14
Knee-Hi	Cannot turn 16 before 5/1/25	5/1/09 - 4/30/12
Majors	Cannot turn 19 before 7/1/25	7/1/06 - 4/30/09

Team Fees:

T-Ball - FREE

Coach Pitch and Grasshopper - $55 per team

Biddy and Midget Divisions - $165 per team

Knee-Hi and Majors Divisions - $185 per team

Umpire Fees:

Majors - $65 per umpire

Biddy, Midget, and Knee-Hi - $60 per umpire

Approved Baseballs:

T-Ball - Must be Level 1 official T-Ball

Grasshopper - Must be a RIF-5 ("Minor League")

All other divisions - Any official baseball (Rawlings, Little League, Diamond, etc.)

Spring Season Specific Rules:

Game Time Limits - No weekday (Sunday-Thursday) inning shall start after 7:45 pm

All Biddy games have a 2:15 time limit on weekends.

Regular Season Mercy Rule - If the visiting team is ahead at any point by the mercy rule, the home team always has the last at-bat of that particular inning.

4 1/2 innings qualify as a complete game

Tournaments -

National League - Single Elimination

American League and Majors - Double Elimination